The first drops of water being pumped by a resident of Wellington Orphanage in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The waterwell was dug and constructed by local community members, OSU students, and the Willamette organization.
Photo by Jesi Lay

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In the beginning...

Located in West Africa, Sierra Leone is bordered by Liberia and Guinea. Sierra Leone ranks 180 out of 185 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index, which measures a country’s life expectancy, and education, income levels. Water-related diseases cause 80% of all deaths and illnesses in the developing world. In Sierra Leone, diarrhea is the leading killer of children under five.

Where we come in...

Established in 2011 by Kate Arroyo and Liberty Galvin, Gondwana sells jewelry, accessories, clothing, paintings, wood carvings, purses, and other decorative items from around the world. Gondwana is a pop-up store making appearances at numerous Stillwater, Oklahoma City, and Bartlesville events. Proceeds from sales are used to purchase supplies for water filtration and agriculture education projects led by Oklahoma State University students and faculty.
What does Gondwana mean? Literally, for millennia Gondwana was the "southern hemisphere" part of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea. Gondwana encompassed what we now know as Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and India.